AltWeeklies Wire
Approachable Appealnew
Massage your viscera? Buzz through your brain? Indian Jewelry does both marvelously.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Free Gold!, Indian Jewelry
Intoxicating Dosesnew
Sleep Forever stands as evidence of the destruction of the myth of the sophomore slump
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Sleep Forever, The Big Sleep
Mutts on the Movenew
A slimmed-down (read: eight-person) version of Poi Dog Pondering loads into the van for a rare tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 7, Poi Dog Pondering
Portugal. The Man is Wildly Creativenew
Just don't ask them to explain anything.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Church Mouth, Portugal. The Man
Tift Merritt is a Changed Womannew
In the last four years, she's lost her label, left her North Carolina home for New York City, and spent a lot of time in Paris, sorting herself out and writing new music.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Another Country, Tift Merritt
Comeback Againnew
Almost two decades after their "comeback" with Cosmic Thing, The B-52s return with a worthy competitor.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Varied Formsnew
A Mad and Faithful Telling stalks the nebulous terrain between postmodern pastiche and a genuine passion for ethnic instrumentation.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Fierceness of Exposurenew
Scott H. Biram wails, hollers and stomps through his often scary, always emotional shows.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Graveyard Shift, Scott H. Biram
Soul Architectnew
Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, of Booker T. and the MGs, calls himself a part-time legend.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Crowes on the Movenew
Maxim erred when it didn't review this album by giving it a mere 2 1/2 stars.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Crowes, Warpaint
Don't Be a H8rnew
Sixes and Sevens is flashy, erratic, cheeky and joyful -- kind of like a distillation of what's best about pop music
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Green, Sixes and Sevens
DIY Livesnew
The May Fire's unique approach makes their music energetic and relentlessly catchy.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: La Victoria, The May Fire
Genre Bendernew
The prolific Jim Lauderdale creates a diverse blend of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honey Songs, Jim Lauderdale
Stylistic Mish-Mashnew
While not everything works all of the time, Venus on Earth is heady stuff for discerning listeners.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dengue Fever, Venus on Earth
The Joys of Teen Nihilismnew
The Teenagers explore the sonic terrain of young psychopathology.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Reality Check, The Teenagers
